Poems

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EVEN IN DREAMS

Mary Wheeler.

When, on my couch, last night, pain seemed to search meout,And cast its ghostly thrall my helpless sleep about,Waking at length to consciousness more clear and free,My heart I found, dear God, already turned to Thee,Already turned, great Love, in trust to Thee!
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SECURE

Isabel S. Wardell

The bird rests on the swaying bough,Content to sit and swing;If danger frowns, he mounts and soarsSecure on fearless wing.

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Shared reflections

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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HEAVEN

WILLIS VERNON COLE.

Open thou the gates of heaven,'Tis an easy thing to do,—Love with all thine heart thy brother,And unto thyself be true.

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SIMON PETER

ELIZABETH EARL JONES.

Over the sea of human fear,Where winds and waves surged angrily,The Master's voice rang soft and clear,As o'er the sea he came to me.
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"AS ONE OF THESE."

Mary J. Elmendorf.

My little child with trust unquestioningLooks up to me to solve his problems all.
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LINES WRITTEN ON THE DEDICATION OF THE MOTHER CHURCH, 1906

[The following stanzas are selected from a little volume of poems written by Mrs.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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THE PERFECT CREATION

R. T. KEY

In gardens of eternity,There lay a perfect seed.
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FRUITAGE

JENNIE W. BRIGGS

I sent a loving thoughtTo one in sorest need.
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LINCOLN

J. L. H.

Fate struck the hour!A crisis hour of Time.
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THE SONGS OF LOVE

IRA O. KNAPP.

Time's transient round of yearsOn fleeting wings may ride;But Love's perennial songsNe'er end with time nor tide.
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THE NEARER VIEW

GERTRUDE RING

I did not know such heights were to be won!I thought them inaccessible, remote,Shining in solitude approached by none;Silent and colorless, save there should floatA fleecy sunset cloud awhile to flushIts majesty; then chilled, drop down in tearsUpon the summit, frozen by the hushTo icy mantle thickening with the years.
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I'VE HEARD THE MESSAGE THOU HAST SENT

HENRY D. THAYER

Thy will, O God, be done with me,For I am Thine!Above earth's clouds—from error free—My faith triumphant turns to Thee,O Father, Saviour mine!